What color is #A24136?

#A24136 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rusty Heart. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A24136?

The RGB value is 162, 65, 54: 162 red, 65 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A24136?

The complementary color is #3697A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A24136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A24136 color

#A24136 rgb(162, 65, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A24136 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 25.5% green and 21.2% blue (162, 65, 54).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 67% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rusty Heart (#A04039), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#A24136 color codes

HEX	`#A24136`
RGB	`rgb(162, 65, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 25.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 67%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.78, 39.46, 27.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.78, 47.86, 34.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.458, 11.731, 4.834)`
Decimal	`10633526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A24136, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A24136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A24136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A24136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a24136; }
.text { color: #a24136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a24136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 65 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a24136, #a27736); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A24136?: #A24136 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rusty Heart. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A24136?: The RGB value is 162, 65, 54: 162 red, 65 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A24136?: The complementary color is #3697A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A24136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.